I calculate walking to the end of the dock to meet with the ship so as not to be kept waiting too long in the freezing wind. It's a 100 meter-long trot sometimes on bare ice so I have to be careful as not to fall, quite a risky venture these days but the photographic results are often worth the risk ...and the suffering.

I couldnt agree more. Marc this is probably the best Ive seen of yours. You should post this on the news page at the boatnerd site. It must have been freezing when you shot this today, its cold enough down here.